ACHIEVEMENT SPECIAL EVENTS Midway Fire District Wounded vets Fort Pickens Road PAGE 1D gives scholarship feel city’s love will reopen on Friday Promotions and Veterans showered Closed since July 2005, the road financial aid provided with appreciation to historic Fort Pickens on Santa by local fire during EscaRosa Rosa Island will open to vehicular department. Page 3A Weekend. Page 1B traffic this weekend. A W A R Call 934-6200 D jmillers.com ● W ● Gulf Breeze I ● Pensacola N ● N Destin I N G 50¢ YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER May 21, 2009 Yard parking sparks debate Hoffman Bayou to be dredged ■ City seeks community input on collected from Beautification Committee sur- ■ Adjoining property owners will that will dredge the mouth of the bayou. divisive vehicle parking issue veys and months-long discussions about more be assessed $1,500 to pay for work Neil Olsen grew up on the body of water and comprehensive, detailed codes and ordinances. challenged the timeliness and fairness of the The Beautification Committee reported con- BY VICI PAPAJOHN BY VICI PAPAJOHN project. Gulf Breeze News siderable community input regarding the unat- Gulf Breeze News “My family has been in the community for
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[email protected] over 50 years,” Olsen said. “I know of only one had on the community. time that the bayou nearly closed up, and that The City of Gulf Breeze is soliciting a varied Many survey participants called for tighten- Residents with property adjoining Hoffman was years and years ago. I think also that since group of people from the community to join in a ing of the code.